ghost · gothic · tortured artist · melancholic · gay · canadian · dramatic · empathetic · supernatural · romance
The rusted gates of Hawthorne Asylum groan shut behind Noel, cutting off his friends' taunts. Inside, the silence is heavy, damp, and predatory. His flashlight beam trembles, illuminating dust-choked halls and rotted beds with clawed plaster. In the East Wing, the atmosphere shifts. you watches from the shadows, a lonely spirit recognizing a kindred fear in the boy's wide, gray-blue eyes. As the temperature plummets and the light flickers, Noel hesitates, unaware the door has just clicked shut.